How to Change Your VALORANT Email Safely

Before you change your VALORANT email

Confirm that you are signing in to the Riot Account that owns the VALORANT inventory and progression you expect. If you use more than one account, compare the Riot ID shown in the account portal with the one visible in VALORANT before saving a change.

• Use a private device and a trusted network.
• Make sure the new inbox works and is protected by its own strong password and multi-factor authentication.
• Keep access to the currently registered inbox when possible; Riot may use it to authorize a sensitive account change.
• Close any page that asks for Riot credentials outside Riot’s authentication domain.

Riot says verified email helps authorize email and password changes and supports username/password recovery. If the account is already compromised, skip the normal edit flow and use Riot’s recovery process.

How to change the email on your VALORANT account

1. Open Riot Account Management. Confirm the address bar uses HTTPS and the host is account.riotgames.com.
2. Sign in to the Riot Account you use for VALORANT. Complete Riot’s security challenge if one appears.
3. Open the account-information area and find the registered email address. Riot can rename or rearrange portal labels, so use the email edit control shown beside that field.
4. Enter the new address carefully. Check spelling, the domain, and any dots before submitting.
5. Follow the verification instructions Riot displays. Depending on the account’s security state, this can involve a code or link sent to an inbox associated with the account.
6. Open only the newest Riot verification message and complete the confirmation. Repeated requests can invalidate an older link or identifier.
7. Return to Account Management and confirm the new address is displayed and verified.

You do not need to buy VALORANT Points, reinstall the game, or make a new Riot Account. If VALORANT was open during the change, sign out and back in only if account information appears stale.

What if you cannot access the old email?

Do not try to bypass verification and do not pay a third-party recovery service. Use Riot’s official account-recovery flow or submit a Player Support ticket. Riot may ask for ownership details such as the account’s creation location and date, date of birth, linked social sign-in, or transaction IDs from genuine receipts.

Provide only what Riot asks for inside its official recovery or support form. Riot already has account access and will not need your password, multi-factor code, or recovery code. If you received an unexpected email-change notice, secure the email account first, change reused passwords, and begin recovery immediately.

Email, sign-in username, and Riot ID are different

If you meant to update the public name shown in matches, follow the VALORANT Riot ID name-change guide instead.

Fix email and verification problems

The verification message does not arrive

Check the address for a typo, then check spam, junk, promotions, and blocked-sender folders. Wait briefly before requesting another message. If you request more than one, use the newest message because Riot notes that older verification identifiers can expire.

The portal shows the wrong Riot ID

Stop before editing anything. Sign out, open VALORANT, and confirm the account you normally use. Riot does not merge two player accounts, so an email change cannot transfer skins, rank, or purchases.

Riot rejects the verification link or code

Return to the official account portal, request one fresh message, and use that newest link. If the failure repeats, submit a Riot Support ticket instead of repeatedly triggering new codes.

Someone else changed the email

Use Riot’s account-recovery path immediately. Do not ask the other person for access or share additional identity details with them. After recovery, change the password through Riot Account Management and enable multi-factor authentication.

Secure the Riot Account after the change

• Verify the new email and protect the inbox with a unique password.
• Enable Riot’s current multi-factor authentication options through Account Management; our VALORANT MFA guide explains the account-level setup.
• Sign out of shared computers and never leave the inbox open on a public device. The VALORANT account-sharing policy guide explains why another player should not use your Riot login.
• Do not share the Riot Account. Riot’s account-protection guidance says only the owner should have access.
• Treat unexpected codes as a warning. Never approve a sign-in or change you did not start.

Frequently asked questions

Will changing the email remove skins, rank, or progress?

No. Those records remain on the same Riot Account. The important check is that you edit the account that already owns them rather than accidentally signing into another account.

Does the new email apply to League and TFT too?

Yes, when those games use the same Riot Account. The email is not a VALORANT-only field.

Does changing the email change my Riot ID?

No. Your Riot ID is a separate public identity made from a Game Name and tagline.

How long does Riot Support recovery take?

Riot does not publish one guaranteed response time for every case. A complete, accurate ownership submission can reduce follow-up questions, but do not send duplicate tickets.

Bottom line

Change the VALORANT email only through Riot Account Management, verify the newest message Riot sends, and confirm the new address in the portal. If the old inbox is unavailable or the account looks compromised, stop the self-service flow and use Riot’s official recovery process.